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The iForce is with you.
Rockwell Collins is a global electronic company specializing in military and aviation communications systems. Their 75 years of mission-critical system experience allows Rockwell Collins to provide both state-of the-art communication systems and systems ruggedized and fully integrated with today's law enforcement vehicles.
Their new three-piece system for police vehicles is called iForce, a fully open system designed from the ground up to be fully compatible with most public safety electronics and communications systems. Complete installation flexibility allows for safe integration and complete interoperability in the current police vehicles and as well as all four new police vehicles from Chevy, Dodge and Ford.
Rockwell Collins has worked closely with Lectronix in the development of the iForce system. Founded in 2002, Lectronix is a technology leader in vehicle management and driver information systems. The company operates facilities in Lansing, Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Standing alone from other three-piece computing systems, the iForce system is unique as it fully integrates stand-alone vehicle electronics into a single command screen. This improves not only functionality, but simplifies the "information overload" that officers are faced with on a daily basis.
iForce does this with officer ergonomics in mind as well. The officer navigates around one computer screen with the touch of a finger. Easy-to-use graphic user interfaces (GUI) enhance officer safety by increasing efficiency and reducing officer distraction.
The easy-to-use GUI controls the land mobile radio (LMR), emergency lighting and siren controller, in-car video, radar / laser systems, long gun locks, and other essential equipment. This allows agencies to de-clutter the interior of the vehicle and put legacy LMR or siren control heads out of site, as well as access to non-critical featutes like vehicle multimedia. No more trying to wrestle the computer out of the way to get to the instrument panel of the vehicle to change the AM/FM radio station.
The mission-critical functions of iForce run on a high-assurance Linux-based processor, but the system also includes a Windows module. Combined with the use of a Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) hardware and software, this approach allows for easy interfacing with electronic peripherals and Windowsbased systems. Rockwell pioneered the use of MOSA in the military and applied this open system idea...